Health corset



Jan. 24, 1956 A. STURZ 2,731,639

HEALTH CORSET Filed Jan. 21, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet l IN VEN TOR.

A. STURZ HEALTH CORSET Jan. 24, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 21, 1954 INVEOR. 4 Q% United States Patent HEALTH CORSET Anna Sturz, New York, N. Y. Application January 21, 1954, Serial No. 405,406

3 Claims. (CI. 2 -39) This invention relates to corsets and more particularly to health corsets which are adjusted on the wearers body by cluster or draw lacing. This application is a continuation in part of my prior application Serial No. 333,646, filed January 28, 1953.

In my above mentioned application, I described corsets of the above type which were adjusted at the rear of the garment by actuating adjustment straps. Inasmuch as such adjustment is awkward and difficult for physically handicapped persons such as arthritics or the like, I provided means for facilitating the adjustment by adding supplementary draw laces to the normal adjustment buckles, forming the draw laces in the shape of exposed loops and disposing said loops outwardly of a shield disposed over the cluster laces.

The instant application effects a decided improvement over the general concept disclosed in my prior application in that the corset is now made still more comfortable and convenient to use, and its construction is further simplified. According to the instant application, the shield above mentioned is improved in construction although the supplementary draw laces are still disposed thereon for facilitated access. In addition, other improvements are noted as will be made apparent from the following description and drawing in which: 1

Figure l is a front elevational view of a corset constructed according to the instant invention;

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

Figure 3 is a rear elevational view with the supplementary rear panel removed;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view as taken along the line 4--4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view as taken along the line 5-5 of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a top plan view of one of the adjustment buckles; and

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view as taken along the line 7-7 of Figure 6.

The body of the corset garment comprises a front section 16 having a row of hooks 11. The rear section 12 comprises two superimposed panels 13 and 14, the panel 14 being outermost. Panel 13 is divided into two centrally separated sections 15 and 16 as is conventional. The separation is traversed and is adjustable by the net work of cluster laces 15a.

Four loopsed straps 16:: are provided. As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the corset is tightened upon the wearers body by manually pulling upon the exposed, accessible ends of the four straps 16a. Each strap 16a is provided with a buckle 17 to which is connected a plurality of the cluster lace lengths. Each buckle 17 is provided with a cross-bar 18 around which the straps 16 are looped. Serrations are further provided to afford gripping means. A pivoted tab member 19 is formed with rings 20 which receive the cluster laces as illustrated in Figure 3.

As set forth in my prior application, the crossbar 18 is slidable on the buckle frame 21 and is provided with 2 supplementary end rings or fasteners 22 which are designed to receive the supplementary draw laces 23. Thus, each of the four buckles 17 is provided with a draw lace 23 so that each may be actuated thereby.

In my above mentioned prior application I disposed the buckle 17 in a largely conventional position. However, I have now found it expedient toreverse the disposition of the buckles. Thus, referring to Figures 6 and 7, it will be observed that the frame buckle 21 is somewhat concavo-convex in transverse cross-section with the crossbar 18 being normally disposed at about the highest point of convexity. Normally, the buckle is disposed so that the cross-bar 18 is away from the body of the corset and, of course, from the body of the wearer. This normal or conventional disposition was employed in my prior application as well as in other patents such as Patent Nos. 1,932,270 and 2,137,838. In the instant invention, however, I place the cross-bar 13 in the direction of the inner rear panel 15 whereupon it will be noted that the outermost length of the strap 16 covers the serrations of crossbar 18 and frame 21 when viewing the garment from the outside as illustrated in Figure 3. My reverse disposition of the buckles has been found to provide superior com fort while aiding in the adjusting functions.

In accordance with the further objects of this invention, the outer rear panel 14 is secured over panel 13 by opposite rows of stitching 24. In the form shown herein, outer rear panel 14 is formed of three sections 25, 26 and 27. These three sections are interconnected by lines of stitching 28 and 29.

The center outer, rear section 26 is formed with a plurality of spaced holes 30. These holes are shown as comprising four pairs, each pair serving to accommodate the outer, looped ends of the supplementary draw laces 23. Inasmuch as the holes in each pair are spaced from each other and accommodate one loop, the loops are maintained on the outer surface of panel 26 and cannot be drawn inwardly or displaced from position. It will be recognized therefore, that the center section 26 shields or covers the net work of cluster laces and the buckles and only exposes the outer ends of the looped supplementary draw laces 23 as illustrated in Figure 2.

When the corset is applied to the wearer, she tightens it by pulling upon the outer, free ends of the straps 16, these straps being along and extending outwardly of the rear of the garment as illustrated in Figure 2. However, customary loosening of the garment is a more diflicult matter since it requires actuation of the buckles 17. As was pointed out in my prior application, it is sometimes difiicult for a person wearing the garment to locate and actuate the buckles for this purpose. However, the garment renders the loosening action simple by simply grasping the exposed loops of the draw laces 23 and successively pulling the upper and lower sets thereof. Inasmuch as the draw laces are connected to the cross bars of the buckles, the buckles are thereby drawn over the straps 16 so as to loosen the corset.

It will be noted that the instant garment is an improvement over the one disclosed in my prior application although it is largely constructed with the same novel principles in mind. However, in this application the rear section of the garment has been improved by eliminating loose panel structures and rendering the garment more convenient to handle and comfortable to wear.

What is claimed is:

1. In a corset body having a rear section comprising a pair of centrally separated panels and including a network of cluster laces across the separation, a plurality of buckles disposed at the rear of said body and to which the cluster laces are fastened and lace adjustment straps on which said buckles are slidably disposed, said buckles including a slidable cross bar for releasably locking said 4 3. An article according to claim 2 and wherein each of said buckles comprise a concave-convex frame and a slidable cross-bar on the frame, the convex side of each lace adjustment straps relative to the buckles, a plurality of supplementary draw laces each secured to one of the cross bars, a rear shield having ide edges secured o er said p'zifiels'afid cowing said hdckles, eacli dftliesfiiiiil buckle frame being inwardly disposed over said panels mei itaryjdfaw lage havingslnglele igtns melee each so that said convex side is nearest to the body of the dividtlallj 'eitefiding through ohe pf spaced holesto med wearer.

through said rear shield so as to be expernally manually accessible whereby Said cross bars may be "manually actua'tv'ed externally of said shield to adjust the cluster laces, said rear shield having its said side edges Stitched to said 1 References Cited the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS rear section on both sides of "said central separation, said rear shield covering Said net-Work of cluster laces and said Q a 1 an.

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